Crime Rates at Lucas Street, London, SE8 4QH

Lucas Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Brockley , and the 236th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lucas Street (SE8 4QH) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% higher than the Brockley average (109.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1578.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lucas Street (SE8 4QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanner'S Hill, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deptford Broadway (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.